# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at TK Holdings, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016032400` · 3/20/2016 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Metallics and compounds, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** TK Holdings, Inc.
- **Location:** 4611 Wiseman Rd., SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78251
- **NAICS:** 336360
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading the zinc tank from the vacuum truck. The truck hose recoiled, struck the employee's respirator, and splashed chemical onto the employee's face.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*